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A 25-Bore Percussion Covert GunBy Henham, Mid-19th Century
26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£300 - £400
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A 25-Bore Percussion Covert Gun
By Henham, Mid-19th Century
By Henham, Mid-19th Century
With rebrowned twist sighted barrel with sighting flat at the breech, case-hardened breech engraved with foliate scrollwork, long slender tang, signed back-action lock, dolphin hammer and mounts en suite, the last comprising butt-plate and trigger-guard with pineapple-shaped finial, figured maple half-stock with chequered grip, white-metal fore-end cap, and brass-mounted ramrod, probably original (some areas of pitting), Birmigham proof marks
58.8 cm. barrel
58.8 cm. barrel
Footnotes
Thomas Henham is recorded working in Sittingbourne, Kent, between 1844 and 1866




